A Shakespeare Halloween guide: What to watch, listen to, read—and wear
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Shakespeare & Beyond
We’ve put together a Shakespeare Halloween guide for you this year, with ideas for Halloween costumes and recommendations for what to watch, listen to, and read. Happy Halloween!
This thing of darkness: Caliban and the Creature from Frankenstein
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Austin Tichenor
As Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" marks its 200th anniversary (and with Halloween on its way), Austin Tichenor explores the parallels between the Creature from "Frankenstein" and Caliban from "The Tempest" and their fictional creators: Frankenstein and Prospero--as well as what makes a monster.
Transparencies, popular in the late 1700s, use back-lighting to reveal a secret image. See one from the Folger collection that reveals Shakespeare's ghost in Westminster Abbey.
How to counteract the curse of Macbeth (er, The Scottish Play)
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Esther French
Don’t say “Macbeth” in a theater, or you’ll be cursed. Or at least that’s how the old superstition goes. That’s why you’ll often hear actors refer to it as “The Scottish Play.” It’s one of many stories connected with the performance…
7 ideas for a Shakespeare-themed Halloween costume
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Esther French
Want to dress up as Malvolio from Twelfth Night? Or one of the witches from Macbeth? We’ve got classic and creative Shakespeare costume ideas for Halloween.
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